China is constantly promoting the export of weapons and equipment to overseas countries, including some fighter jets and advanced training aircraft. Judging from the information disclosed by the media, now two L-15 advanced training aircraft made in China have flown to the United Arab Emirates, and the livery of these two L-15 advanced training aircraft is also called the local tyrant gold livery coating, which is a batch of L-15 advanced training aircraft customized by China for the United Arab Emirates. After paving the way for the export of the L-15 advanced trainer, there are rumors that the UAE will also buy more fighters from China in the coming period, and it is possible to lock the purchased fighter model into the fifth-generation stealth fighter.
The game of fifth-generation aircraft has already begun on a global scale, but if you want to buy a fifth-generation stealth fighter, countries like the UAE have very few options. The UAE has previously tried to buy the American F-35 stealth fighter, and it is undeniable that the F-35 has been exported to many overseas countries, and there are a lot of conditions attached to the export of the F-35 stealth fighter in the United States. In order to ensure Israel's air superiority in the Middle East, the United States refuses to provide the UAE with F-35 stealth fighters, and as China and the UAE strengthen cooperation in the field of defense, some analysts believe that the United States does not sell F-35 is likely to make the UAE focus on the same J-20 stealth fighter of the PLA.
According to a report by the US website The National Interest, the current tensions in the Middle East are likely to prompt the UAE to turn to other military suppliers such as China for the purchase of fifth-generation aircraft. At present, the United Arab Emirates has shown a strong interest in China's J-20, but there is still a question mark over whether the J-20 stealth fighter will be exported? At present, the J-20 stealth fighter has only appeared in the PLA's own version, and there is no intention of selling it to overseas countries, while China is strongly promoting the FC-31 stealth fighter in the process of exporting fifth-generation aircraft. Although the FC-31 fighter has been shown as a model at a large number of international air shows, it has never received any orders, and the FC-31 fighter has been continuously improved and upgraded in recent years. The J-35 fighter of the Navy is the successor to the FC-31 fighter, from the current J-35 fighter many performances, in addition to being smaller than the J-20 stealth fighter in size, there are many performances that are benchmarked against the United States-made F-35 stealth fighter.
Rumor has it that Pakistan has sought to buy the J-35 from China, but this has not been officially confirmed. Pakistan is constantly equipping itself with Chinese-made weapons, especially the J-10C fighter jet, which has been highly praised by the Pakistan Air Force. For Pakistan, the J-35 fighter is also the only way to obtain the fifth-generation aircraft, and the war research believes that if Pakistan can really buy the J-35, Pakistan's purchase of the J-35 fighter is also likely to determine whether the UAE wants to seek the purchase of the fifth-generation aircraft from China.
The L-15 advanced trainer aircraft was successfully exported to the UAE, and although it will be used as a performance aircraft for the air show team, it will actually pave the way for the subsequent export of fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft. The L-15 advanced trainer aircraft can be used as a light fighter, and at the same time, this type of fighter is also more suitable for pilot students to directly modify fourth-generation and fifth-generation aircraft. Text/Iris